ABOUT

Graig P. Corveleyn

Managing Partner

Graig P. Corveleyn is an attorney who asks questions and connects with people on a personal level in order to formulate a legal plan and expectations that are achievable. He is licensed in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and most recently Washington D.C.. For nearly ten years, he represented Chapter 7 Trustees in Bankruptcy Court and is an experienced federal litigator in Bankruptcy Court, District Court and at the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He has represented Chapter 7 and 13 debtors in obtaining relief from creditors. He has also represented creditors seeking relief from the bankruptcy stay, to become meaningfully involved in Chapter 11 Plan structuring, and in the realm of collections. Over the years of his solo practice, Graig has met with clients to prepare estate plans, wills and trusts. He understands the need for specific planning to ensure comfort and the achievement of expectations for families who want to provide for their loved ones in the event of their passing. Graig also serves as an expert in cases involving land title disputes and in bankruptcy and as plaintiff’s counsel in matters involving the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.  

Additional Information regarding Graig P. Corveleyn:

Education:

B.A. Marist College

J.D. Rutgers University School of Law - Camden

Services

Real Estate

Buying or selling a home is an exciting time in your life. But it can also be stressful. Once you have chosen the best place and signed a contract, you need someone to guide you through the sometimes tumultuous process of getting the property from the contract to the closing. Whether it is a residential or commercial property, Corveleyn Law Firm is well versed in the process and can help at every step of the way. We work with first time buyers as a specialty to make sure that you understand every element of this most important purchase.

Estate Planning

Good estate planning covers three main areas: the present, disability and death. You want a plan in place to address each of these significantly different phases of your life. Not everyone wants to discuss these things with their families (and the reality is that the vast majority of people do not, until it is too late). The first and most important sub-part of planning is thinking about contingencies and ensuring that you have directives in place to handle the unexpected. Preparing wills or creating trusts is the best way to make sure your family is protected in the event something happens to you. Families from the Hopewell Valley Area rely on Corevelyn Law Firm to provide help and comfort in the process of planning and executing documents essential for future family and estate planning.

Bankruptcy/Insolvency

The vast majority of Americans have debt. We learned more about the financial struggles of the average American that we ever knew before during the most recent financial collapse and subsequent recession. Currently we are in an unprecedented area of financial uncertainty. What we learned back in 2007 and today as bankruptcy attorneys is how best to serve clients who are in financial distress and need to get relief. Filing a bankruptcy should never be taken lightly and needs to be completed by someone who knows exactly what questions to ask and how to deal with the answers. Spending nearly a decade representing Chapter 7 Trustees (the administrators of cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code) gave Graig a unique perspective on the system that really helps clients understand the process, so they are comfortable with everything that will happen during the filing process and beyond.

More recently, the Firm has become more involved in state court insolvency proceedings that demonstrate real solutions to small business financial issues without the cost of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, called an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

Creditors' Rights and Collections

Obtaining relief from debt is only one side of the story. The other side involves creditors (people and companies that are owed money from debtors). Graig has extensive experience representing secured creditors in the bankruptcy process. You may find yourself or your company as a creditor in a bankruptcy that is also a defendant in an action to recover monies (called a fraudulent transfer or a preference). That is not something that you should handle on your own. In a Chapter 11 case, a creditor may need to recover collateral, or make its voice heard in the Chapter 11 Plan process to ensure that it gets payment. Other times, a creditor may not be involved in a bankruptcy but may just be seeking to collect on a judgment in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.